The Red Viper and Dragon Princess Edit

Chapter Four

Chapter Four: 297 AC, Kings Landing

Six moons later...

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As the small council chamber filled in, Varys had to use every ounce of his cunning to not look around in delight. He knew that things would soon come to a head. Ned Stark was an honorable man, but his honor was going to get him killed. He had learned the truth of Cersei and Jamie Lannister and had begun asking questions, questions that were gaining the wrong kind of attention. He knew the Queen was waiting for something to happen. Something to do with Robert Baratheon and then she would attack. Lion's don't do well cornered after all.

To the surprise of everyone on the council, Robert joined them for the first time since his best friend become Hand of the King. They shuffle around to make room at the table and the moment they are all sitting, Robert demanded information on the Targaryen's across the Narrow Sea and the Dothraki alliance. It takes all his self control to stop himself from smiling. He leaned forward making sure all eyes were on him, "While delayed, the alliance did go through. The Khal and Princess Daenerys have married, it was done in a small ceremony with few people present. Ser Jorah has joined their party keeping an eye on them, he says that Viserys has become as mad as his late father. He has begun to call himself King and is doing anything and everything he can to get rid of Visenya Targaryen," he explained quietly.

"Who is Visenya Targaryen?" Ned asked never remembering a Targaryen carrying the legendary name. He wondered if she was a bastard, as none of Queen Rhaella's children had bore that name, even the ones who died. Robert glowered at the table, "We don't know. She just popped out of a hole in the ground after Stannis took Dragonstone," he grumbled. Varys shook his head, pleased he could finally give out this information, "One of my little birds has figured out her identity. Visenya was formerly known as Daella, Princess of Summerhall. According to one of my little birds, Rhaella Targaryen gave her, her true name on her death bed when she named Rhaegar Targaryen's only surviving child as heir to the throne. Daella was given her true name and named Queen Regent of the Seven Kingdoms until the heir came of age. We have been unable to find out the name or sex of the babe," he said. Visenya had given specific information to Ser Jorah to come back to Westeros, if he had given more than she said, Varys would have alerted her not to trust the northern knight.

Silence struck the room. Everyone had though Daella Targaryen had died at The Battle of the Trident and her body never recovered. Only Ned had known the truth because of Lyanna's last words before her death. Robert himself, gaped like a fish while Ned's right hand automatically fisted. Daella Targaryen had stolen his nephew from his dying sisters arms, had taken him away from his homeland and now he had no idea where he was. But he would never say any of that aloud. Robert on the other hand remembered playing with Daella when they were just children, there had been talk of betrothal before Daella had gone to Dorne. She had come back a different women, Aerys wanted her to marry Rhaegar and when they found out that she was barren, all talk of marriage ended. He was instead betrothed to Lyanna Stark of Winterfell. He had loved her and Rhaegar had taken her from him.

He had sworn revenge against the Targaryen family. He had killed Rhaegar, seen the bodies of his two children and Elia Martell, but no one had had any idea what had happened to Daella. He had mourned her as his friend, no matter the anger he had at her family but there had been relief she wasn't there to fight his claim. To now learn she was alive and had been for these last fourteen years was like a kick to his balls. It would seem though that Varys wasn't done delivering shocking news yet though.

"Visenya was apparently the Khaleesi to the horde they now travel with in 285 till 292 where she vanished off the face of the earth for three years before appearing in Astapor a few moons ago. She left there in a hurry and arrived in Pentos in time to stop Daenerys marriage to the Khal. However, they agreed to travel with them for a time. A moon into their journey, they were wed and Daenerys now carries a babe," he delivered the news with an expressionless face, though part of him wanted to dance at the looks of shock and disbelief on their faces. This was more bad news. The Targaryen family was expanding, which was bad. There would now be multiple heirs if anything happened to Visenya.